Bloons Tower Defense 5 3.17

Warning: You need to have a program capable of running an SWF file to play this game. You can click here to find one such program right here on our website.

Tower Defense games have generally fallen out of favor in the mainline gaming industry in the 21st century. There are very few tower defense games in the AAA market, and even if they're there, it's usually as part of a gimmick or a minigame. Thus, Flash games have had time to refine and innovate on the formula by themselves. The Bloons Tower Defense series is probably the best example of this innovation. Let's look at Bloons Tower Defense 5.

To play Bloons Tower Defense 5, just run it with whatever SWF player you have.

The instant you boot this game up, you'll notice a ton of different buildings that all have a different function to them. You'll notice a ton of different online features, which is the main thing that sets this game apart from the last few. This game doesn't have any new towers, but it does feature different upgrade paths for each tower that have them serve drastically different purposes. There are also secret agents, which are one shot monkeys that are incredibly powerful and can decimate a wave on their own. 

This game also has online co-op, which has the map divided into two halves, with each player managing one half of the map. You can also send money to each other to facilitate cooperation. 

All in all, Bloons Tower Defense 5 is the best version of the series you can get for free. The series goes fully premium from here on out - deservedly so.